Noel Purcell

Recently added

The Running Man
6.5

The Running Man

Oct. 01, 1963

The Running Man

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by ...
Nurse on Wheels
6.2

Nurse on Wheels

Jan. 03, 1963

Nurse on Wheels

Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon ...
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.2

Mutiny on the Bounty

Nov. 08, 1962

Mutiny on the Bounty

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as ...
The Iron Maiden
6.4

The Iron Maiden

Jun. 07, 1963

The Iron Maiden

The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane ...
Johnny Nobody
6.3

Johnny Nobody

Oct. 01, 1961

Johnny Nobody

When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob ...
Tommy the Toreador
5.1

Tommy the Toreador

Dec. 21, 1959

Tommy the Toreador

Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter. ...
The Millionairess
5.4

The Millionairess

Oct. 18, 1960

The Millionairess

When her father dies, Epifania Parerga, an Italian in London, becomes the world’s richest woman. She feels incomplete without a husband and ...
No Kidding
5.7

No Kidding

Nov. 01, 1960

No Kidding

A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-making proposition. Their solution is to invite ...
Merry Andrew
6.6

Merry Andrew

Mar. 20, 1958

Merry Andrew

When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ...
The Key
6.7

The Key

May. 28, 1958

The Key

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into “U-Boat Alley” to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named ...
The Rising of the Moon
6.6

The Rising of the Moon

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In “The Majesty of the Law,” a police officer must ...
Moby Dick
7.3

Moby Dick

Jun. 27, 1956

Moby Dick

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain ...
Lust for Life
7.3

Lust for Life

Sep. 15, 1956

Lust for Life

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and ...
The Seekers
5.5

The Seekers

Jun. 22, 1954

The Seekers

A western set in New Zealand during the 1820s following a group of British pioneers seeking a new life Down Under.
Father’s Doing Fine
5

Father’s Doing Fine

Aug. 15, 1952

Father’s Doing Fine

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. ...
The Crimson Pirate
7.1

The Crimson Pirate

Sep. 27, 1952

The Crimson Pirate

Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in ...
Appointment with Venus
6.1

Appointment with Venus

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can’t prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize ...
The Blue Lagoon
6.4

The Blue Lagoon

Mar. 01, 1949

The Blue Lagoon

In the Victorian period, two British children survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical ...
Captain Boycott
6.5

Captain Boycott

Aug. 26, 1947

Captain Boycott

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. ...